Spotting Dottie

Spotting Dottie PDF Author: Gail Anderson-Dargatz
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459834844
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50

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Book Description
Charlotte is going to prove her grandma is right—the lake monster is real! When Charlotte gets a drone for her fourteenth birthday, she’s determined to get footage of Dottie, the elusive lake monster of Dorothy Lake. Her grandma, who has dedicated her life to searching for the monster, is the joke of the town. But when Charlotte manages to capture a video of the monster and posts it online, she’s the sudden target of a media storm. Now everyone is making fun of her too. Worse, droves of monster hunters arrive in her town, crowding the lake. When their boat propellers threaten to hurt Dottie, Charlotte is faced with a difficult choice. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

Spotting Dottie

Spotting Dottie PDF Author: Gail Anderson-Dargatz
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459834844
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50

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Book Description
Charlotte is going to prove her grandma is right—the lake monster is real! When Charlotte gets a drone for her fourteenth birthday, she’s determined to get footage of Dottie, the elusive lake monster of Dorothy Lake. Her grandma, who has dedicated her life to searching for the monster, is the joke of the town. But when Charlotte manages to capture a video of the monster and posts it online, she’s the sudden target of a media storm. Now everyone is making fun of her too. Worse, droves of monster hunters arrive in her town, crowding the lake. When their boat propellers threaten to hurt Dottie, Charlotte is faced with a difficult choice. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

Pia's Plans

Pia's Plans PDF Author: Alice Kuipers
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 145982380X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57

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Book Description
Key Selling Points A girl tries to cope with her parents’ divorce by controlling everything she can. This book examines the serious issue of perfectionism in a lighthearted manner. Many kids today mask their anxiety with control mechanisms. Alice Kuipers has written many novels for readers of all ages, including the 2011 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Juvenile/YA Crime Book-winning The Worst Thing She Ever Did (HarperCollins). The author herself suffered from crippling anxiety at a young age. New, enhanced features (dyslexia-friendly font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.

State of Shame

State of Shame PDF Author: Bob Cain
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595094589
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 422

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Book Description
A fictional novel based on a true story: Governor George Stubbs and Senate President Ed Bradovich move into their respective offices as the Atlantic City forces seek casino gambling legislation from their state. Their two assistants, Steve McCabe and Bob Miller become conduits for official corruption. Bradovich takes a payoff through Miller from a casino interest. The governor is involved in vote buying and extortion of a coal mine owner. Dee Adams becomes Miller's love interest even though she is a mole for the U.S. Attorney's office. She is mysteriously found dead after some Senators express a fear of her contacts. The Governor takes another extortion step in promising to pardon the coal mine owner, who has been charged with attempted murder. The owner nearly beats to death his girlfriend's other love interest. In the end the coal owner gets rid of the evidence, the boy and girl-friend are found dead. The final chapters deal with the Bradovich federal trial. Miller is a strong witness and forces Bradovich to plea bargain. The story is told through the eyes of many people, without a narrator. It takes you inside the state capitol dome, where corruption has become the standard. The story reveals the machinations in enacting laws: the abuse of power, promiscuity, extortion, and dishonesty within the state governmental chambers.

The Wherewood

The Wherewood PDF Author: Gabrielle Prendergast
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459828062
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 65

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Book Description
Key Selling Points In The Wherewood , a young teen tries to help his new friend Salix get back to his real home. This is the second book in the Faerie Woods series, following The Crosswood in the Orca Currents line. Set in an enchanted Faerie kingdom, this book is filled with fantastical and dark creatures, and the usual rules do not apply. Gabrielle Prendergast has written books in many genres, including the Nahx Invasions series, a sci-fi fantasy series that includes the award-winning Zero Repeat Forever and Cold Falling White . New, enhanced features (dyslexia-friendly font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.

The Overwood

The Overwood PDF Author: Gabrielle Prendergast
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459831985
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60

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Book Description
Key Selling Points A young teen faces an old foe who has crossed over into the human world, known to Faeries as the Overwood. This is the third book in the Faerie Woods series, following The Crosswood and The Wherewood in the Orca Currents line. Gabrielle Prendergast has written books in many genres, including the Nahx Invasions series, a sci-fi fantasy series that includes the award-winning Zero Repeat Forever and Cold Falling White. Enhanced features (dyslexia-friendly font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.

The Crosswood

The Crosswood PDF Author: Gabrielle Prendergast
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459826647
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 61

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Key Selling Points In The Crosswood, a young teen has to enter a magical forest to rescue his twin siblings when they are kidnapped by a Faerie king. This is the first book in the Faerie Woods series in the Orca Currents line. The book examines family dynamics and the danger of keeping secrets in an exciting fantasy world. Set in an enchanted Faerie kingdom, this book is filled with fantastical and dark creatures and the usual rules do not apply. Gabrielle Prendergast has written books in many genres, including the Nahx Invasions series, a sci-fi fantasy series that includes the award-winning Zero Repeat Forever and Cold Falling White . New, enhanced features (dyslexia-friendly font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.

Iggy's World

Iggy's World PDF Author: Gail Anderson-Dargatz
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459821416
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54

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Book Description
Fourteen-year-old Iggy comes from a famous family. Well, sort of. His dad directs a cheesy sci-fi Web series, his mom writes for it, and his sister has a successful YouTube channel. Iggy doesn’t have the acting bug, so he feels like an outsider. Wanting to prove himself, Iggy starts his own podcast about what interests him: insects. But it’s not until Iggy embarrasses his famous sister on air that his podcast really takes off. He’s thrilled with his own success, until she fires back. Now it’s all-out war. Iggy’s World is an exploration of the age-old problem artists face: when we find inspiration from our real lives, what will our friends and family think? And, of course, just how much of our private lives do we really want to reveal online? This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!

Just Three

Just Three PDF Author: Lorna Schultz Nicholson
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459821718
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 59

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Book Description
Before Rory and Jillian's mother died two years ago, she hired Rebecca to be the family housekeeper. But Rebecca is a terrible cook and not so great at housework either. The weird lunches and laundry disasters drive the twins crazy. One day Jillian catches her father flirting with Rebecca and decides it's time to find him a girlfriend. Rory disagrees. But eventually he goes along with the idea, and they create a profile for their father on an online dating site. Dad is very reluctant, but Jillian gets him to agree to go on three dates before giving up. Each date turns out to be more disastrous than the last. Will Rory and Jillian manage to find their dad the perfect match? Or was the answer right in front of them the whole time? This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

Bullies Rule

Bullies Rule PDF Author: Monique Polak
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459814401
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57

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Book Description
Daniel Abel is surprised when, instead of being punished for "pantsing" another eighth-grader, he is invited to become an ambassador of Mountview High at the school's upcoming open house. What Daniel doesn't realize is that he is part of a social experiment on bullying being conducted by the local university. He is a little nervous to learn he will be working with Jeff Kover, a tenth-grader with a reputation for being the biggest bully in the school. Daniel has never thought of himself as a bully. He just likes kidding around. But hanging out with Jeff will change Daniel's perspective on bullying and force him to examine his own behavior. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

Unusual Attitudes

Unusual Attitudes PDF Author: Edwin D. Armbruster
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1499037961
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 690

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Book Description
"Captain Ed" (Edwin D. Armbruster) lived a fascinating life as he flew thousands of hours over the jungles of Panama and the Caribbean in single engine planes. Over seven hundred students called him their instructor as he piloted them from Atlantic to Pacific over and along the Panama Canal, through Panama, Central and South America. Beginning with the halcyon days of Canal Zone life and navigating more troubled times as the drug wars escalated, adventure calls on every page. As exciting and spell-binding as the tropical background is beautiful, "Captain Ed" regales and inspires with his stories of crashes and near-misses, student antics, hair-raising escapes and unusual friendships, all as the glory days of the Panama Canal slowly faded into memory. For those who fly and those who long to fly --- this book soars with adventure.